The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-15
AN AMERICAN PRINCESS.

Sewing-Machfne Singers Daughter to Marry
Nobleman of High Degree.
Paris Cable to the New York World.
We are going to have another American prin-
cess among the ranks of European nobility.
Miss Winnaretsa Singer. daughter of the late
Mr.. Singer. of sewing machine fame. and the
latest welded of his numerous wives (all more
less authentic). is about.to espouse the Prince
De Montpeliard. The Rentleman's title dates
from the crusades.s His mother-in-law that is
to be. now the Duchess de Composelice. was the
daughter of wel-known English confectioner
on the Rne Washington. She used, in her
married days. to dispense cakes and pies ove-
tine counter Of he r fathers shop. The late Mr..
Singer came there one day to lunch He lost,
not his purse but his heart. while paying for the
buns and sandwiches that he had consumed.
Thanks the divorce laws of the United States
the was quite connoisseur in divorcesl
be happened just then to be unmar-
red. The fair pa.isiere became Mrs. Singer,
spouse was left with handsome fortune, ,as were
also her children. Some years ago she married
Berlin violinist, known in the concert circles
of Brussels as NJ. Ropsart, but who bloomed out
into a viscount soon after his marriage Then
he bought an Italian title with some portion of
his wifes dollars, and the pair were henceforth
known As the Duke and Duchess de Camposelice
to the infinite wonderment of the gentlemans
former colleagues. They could not understand
his sudden transformation. The Duke built
grand music room attached to his hotel, and
/ used to give YER; ine private concerts. 1t is
said that he engaged the celebrated Belgian
harpist, NJ. g odefroi. to play at of them, and
be- not in the least knowing who his host really
wae. arrived early and found solitary gentle
man in the music room. In that parsonage he
recognized his former comrade Ropsarr. what
-Ropsart-you here?" cried Godefroi; ''wel,
you have come mp ia the world If You are gong
to play at SO handsome an entertainment as this
H. going to be" ..Sh h-h," whispered the other,
'do not call me Ropsart any more / am the
fauke de Camposelice."
The Duke and his step-daughter did not get
on very well together There regular
quarrel between them last year, and the young
lady fed from the maternal and sten-paterEal
roof and took refuge in convent She a
serious student OF art, and possesses consider
$abfe talent painter of portraits in tho i'm
81. sssonist manner. One Of shese young lady
seated on balcony. q strong affect Of full open
air and daylight. was exhibited at the Salon this
the critics. Miss Singer has a large fortune in
her own right, inherited from her father l
hope she will have it firmly and tightly settled
herself when she becomes princess, other
arrows of outrageous fortune in the shape of her
ducsl step-father than have taken up arms
against sea OF troubles. her weapons being a
French marriage. Anyhow. the mixture of
cakes and sewing machines. fddles and fine titles,
is queer
The late Mr. Edward May, the American art
ist who died in Paris few months ago, was
great friend OF the Duke and the Duchess, and
used to conduct groups of guests to their very
grand sorees musicales, whore the artists were
always very fine, and the society was always
very mixed and where the chief ornament of
the dining-room was the Duke patent of Dobil-
ity elegantly framed and hanging the wall.
That evidence of the authenticity of the ducal
title is wholly wanting in the homes of the
or Of D'Aumale, but then those mobiles of ancient
date are evidently behind the times.